"Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are." - Niccolo Machiavelli

🦉 Wisdom

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”

Machiavelli distinguishes between public image and private truth.

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli